The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved Uber’s request to resume testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area, reports the AP's Tom Krisher.
The big picture: The decision comes about nine months after testing was suspended following a crash in Tempe, Arizona, in which an autonomous test vehicle operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian.
The details: Uber filed an application to restart testing back in November, after issuing a lengthy safety report pledging to put two human backup drivers in each vehicle and take a raft of other precautions to make the vehicles safe.
What's next: Uber will seek to resume testing on public roads in Arizona, California and Toronto, its other test sites.
